The Horned Frogs led 63-46 after a 3-pointer by freshman forward Kouat Noi with 12:07 remaining but the Bruins fought back.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by freshman guard Nick Hopkins and Egekeze pulled Belmont within 77-70 with 1:50 remaining but Brodziansky answered with a dunk 29 seconds later and TCU fended off the challenge.

Brodziansky scored 17 points and was 6-of-7 shooting -- hitting all four 3-point attempts -- as TCU took a 42-31 lead into the break.

The Horned Frogs rolled off eight straight points to take an early 17-6 lead before Belmont responded and moved within 19-14 on Windler’s three-point play with 11:14 remaining.

TCU exploded by scoring the next 15 points with Williams and junior guard Alex Robinson knocking down 3-point shots and Brodziansky and sophomore guard Jaylen Fisher converting three-point plays to give the Horned Frogs a 34-14 lead with 7:33 to play.

The Bruins dominated the final five-plus minutes of the half with a 13-3 burst to trail by 11 at halftime.